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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Morgan's house burns down , what fire is it compared to?
(a) When the post office burned down in 1928.
(b) When the town hall burned down in 1930.
(c) When the jail burned down in 1932.
(d) When the Treasury burned down in 1933.

2. Who is Lorna?
(a) Laura's daughter who gets pregnant.
(b) Nathaniel's other girlfriend.
(c) Laura's mother.
(d) Laura's sister.

3. What does Titus Hoyt persuade the author's mother to do?
(a) Feed the author fish three times a week.
(b) Give the author half a pint of milk a day.
(c) Give the author lots of green vegetables.
(d) Bake home-made bread for the author.

4. What does Eddoes win every year?
(a) An award for being the best-dressed man.
(b) An award for the cleanest scavenging cart.
(c) An award for being the most popular man.
(d) An award for being the best business man.

5. What is Titus Hoyt wearing when the author first meets him?
(a) Jeans and a red shirt.
(b) Blue slacks and a white shirt.
(c) Tan shorts and a tan shirt.
(d) White shorts and a white shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Titus Hoyt ask the author to do?

2. What had Hat's mother told him when he was little?

3. What is Morgan always thinking about?

4. What is the name of the woman who is seen hurrying from Morgan's house one night?

5. Why is everyone on Miguel Street so afraid of Big Foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Eddoes and what does he do for a living?

2. What happens to Eddoes's baby and what is her name?

3. Who are Big Foot's parents, and what had hardened him as a child?

4. Why do the people of Miguel Street finally laugh at Morgan, and what happens to him then?

5. Who is Morgan and what is his problem?

6. What changes Eddoes's happy disposition?

7. Who is Laura, and how many children does she have?

8. What else was Morgan besides a comedian, and what did he do all day:?

9. What is the main focus of chapter 10 where Laura is introduced to the reader?

10. How does Eddoes use his job to make extra money?

(see the answer keys)

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